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Roberto Mancini Takes Out Manchester Evening News Ad To Thank City Fans05 / 20 / 13Former Man City coach ROBERTO MANCINI Sunday used the pages of the Manchester Evening News to thank City fans for their support during his three-year reign at the Etihad, according to Tom Brooks-Pollock of the MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. Mancini -- who has not spoken to the media in England... |
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Sochi 2014 Lays Down Scalping Law
A law adopted by the Russian State Duma states that ticket scalpers of the 2014 Winter Olympics "could be fined" up to 1M rubles ($33,000), according to XINHUA. Ticket prices for all sports events to be held in the city of Sochi "have been set by the Russian government" in coordination with the IOC ...
Tags: Olympics, Russia, United Kingdom
U.K. Racecourse Payouts Rise 15%
Prize money at Britain’s biggest racecourses "will jump 15% to £40.4M ($66M) next year," according to Danielle Rossingh of BLOOMBERG. Governing body the Jockey Club Group CEO Simon Bazalgette said, "We're being more commercially successful, driving our profits and so we were able to put ...
Craig Levein Goes To Battle With SFA
A "costly and bitter legal battle" is underway following the decision of former national Manager Craig Levein to issue a writ against the Scottish FA, according to the SCOTSMAN. Levein has "accused his ex-employers of failing to honour his contract," while the SFA has responded by saying that it off ...
Dunfermline Players Strike Over Wages
Scottish Premier League Dunfermline’s players refused to train Wednesday "in protest at further issues regarding their pay," according to the SCOTSMAN. It is the second straight month that the Pars have "failed to pay their players on time." Despite several assurances being made by the club, t ...
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Tennis Tournaments Eye Grass Courts
Grass-court tennis "is on the attack" as several clay-court tournaments in Europe "are looking to convert to grass in a significant shift in the game's balance of power," according to Paul Newman of the London INDEPENDENT. Impetus for the change "has come from Wimbledon's decision to start a week la ...
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British Sports To Launch Marketing Bureau
Britain's Olympic and Paralympic sports "are to pool their commercial rights into an independent company, called the British Sports Marketing Bureau, which is set to launch in the new year, if it is backed by the national governing bodies," according to John Reynolds of MARKETING MAGAZINE. Around 80 ...
Rangers Score On Aim Debut
Scottish Third Division side Rangers "won a favourable reaction from investors to its Alternative Investment Market debut," trading above its 70p flotation price, according to Roger Blitz of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Fans and institutions have "bought into CEO Charles Green’s recovery plan for the ...
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Ferguson Reveals His Managerial Style
ManU Manager ALEX FERGUSON "has revealed the dressing room secrets that have kept him at the top for a quarter of a century," according to Pete Bainbridge of the MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. The Reds' boss "gave an astonishing insight into his managerial philosophy and psychology at Old Trafford, and ...
U.K. Sport Attendance Tops 75 Million
The U.K.’s "amazing year of sport" was reflected in attendances of more than 75 million at professional sports events during '12, according to analysis by the Deloitte Sports Business Group. This was reinforced by huge TV audiences for the London Games and Paralympic Games, and other establish ...
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Paralympics To Make London Return
London Mayor Boris Johnson announced Wednesday morning that the Olympic Stadium will host the 2017 IPC Athletics World Championships, according to Josh Burrows of the LONDON TIMES. The "second biggest event" in the Paralympic calendar will take place over nine days in July, a little more than a mont ...
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